About

The International ANDY Awards

The goal of the competition is to honor creativity in advertising throughout the world, recognize the contributions of individuals and companies who create the work and encourage raising the standards of craftsmanship in the industry.

For more than 50 years, the International ANDY Awards have recognized the brave process of creativity. As the most sought-after awards for creative excellence in advertising, the ANDYs continually raise standards for craftsmanship in the industry around the world.

Founded in 1964, the ANDYs honor global creativity in advertising, and recognize the contributions of individuals and companies who continually innovate, experiment and inspire with novel approaches to communication. Judged by a hand-selected jury of globally renowned creative leaders, awards are granted to both single entries and campaign executions, distinguished by product, service or technique category.

In 2015, the ANDYs will continue to unite the industry to push the boundaries of creativity and usher in the future with a call to agencies around the world to submit their greatest work demonstrating creativity and bravery.

In addition to admiration and respect from their peers, entrants are eligible to win Bronze, Silver and Gold ANDY Awards. ANDY Award winners also compete for the ANDY’s highest honor, the GRANDY. In addition to gaining prominence within the industry, the GRANDY winner receives a cash prize of $50,000. All Public Service Gold ANDY winners are eligible for the Richard T. O’Reilly Award (named in memory of the National Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America), the title of the best PSA of the year and a donation of $10,000 directly to the charity the winning work was created to promote. The Glenn C. Smith Award and Scholarship, named in honor of a past ANDY Chairman, is given to the best in show student winner; generally an Art Director/Copywriter team. The winner of the Student Competition receives a $10,000 scholarship to further their creative studies.

Produced by The ADVERTISING Club of New York, the ANDYs are one of the only not-for-profit award shows in the industry, with proceeds going directly to The ADVERTISING Club Foundation to fund its education initiatives. The Foundation is committed to supporting and cultivating talent entering the Advertising and Marketing industry. The AD Club of New York is a professional not-for-profit organization administered by Chairperson, Laurel Rossi, President of Havas Worldwide Strat Farm. The 2015 ANDY Awards are led by Gina Grillo, President & CEO; Lucy Truglio, Associate Director; and Chelsea Temkin and Ariel Blakeman, Managers.

EVENT DETAILS

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

REDEFINING: MUSIC & THE CREATIVE PROCESS

6:00PM

Looking back at ANDY winners over the years, it is impossible to ignore the growing prominence

Looking back at ANDY winners over the years, it is impossible to ignore the growing prominence of music in advertising. Music is a natural storyteller and the right song choice has the unique ability to set the perfect tone, transforming a good idea into a great one. More than ever, brands and artists are collaborating to connect with a broader audience. At this exciting time in our industry, we’ve curated a panel of thought leaders from the agency, marketer, and talent perspectives to discuss the role existing and original music plays in the creative process.

At last year’s Defining Bravery events International ANDY Award Chair David Droga said, “Bravery is putting your beliefs before your self-preservation.” In 2015 we put that to the test at Advertising Week Europe and Creative Week.

The 2015 GRANDY has been awarded to Marcel for the Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables campaign in the Sustainability category. As the GRANDY winner, Marcel receives the recognition as Best in Show and a $50,000 cash award. Being the first advertising award show of the season, the ANDYs predict subsequent shows throughout the year.

The winner of this year’s coveted Richard T. O’Reilly Award for Outstanding Public Service Campaign, which includes a $10,000 cash prize donated to the charity, was Leo Burnett London for the Suffocation campaign. Sungrok Choi from Sookmyung Womens University took home the Glenn C. Smith Award and Scholarship for the Scent Paint Project.

Management Team

Gina Grillo

President & CEO

Gina Grillo

President & CEO

Gina has had an impact on every aspect of the organization. In her 20 years at The ADVERTISING Club, she has effectively achieved higher standards by establishing events of career building, educational value; sustaining and growing perennial programs such as Magazine Day know NY Media Day and The International ANDY Awards; strengthening industry dialogue on pertinent, timely issues; and maintaining the Club’s critical commitment to the Foundation (its philanthropic arm which supports the education and mentoring of young people entering the industry).

Her achievements also include bringing profitable, exciting sponsors from the music and media fields to the ANDY Show, supporting MEDIACTION (which “gives back” to the business through agency/client/media alliances), launching Digital Action, overseeing ADVERTISING Week’s Stars of Madison Avenue/Advertising Person of the Year luncheon, and addressing smaller but essential interests like the Small Business Forum and the Young Professionals unit. In the past five years, the ANDY Awards has garnered greater stature and buzz on her watch than in its 40 years of existence.

Before joining The AD Club, Gina worked at Y&R and MTV Networks. A St. John’s University graduate and native New Yorker, she resides here with her husband and three children.

Lucy Truglio

Associate Director

Lucy Truglio

Associate Director

Lucy Truglio leads The International ANDY Awards, a global creative competition produced by The AD Club. She has also led Membership and served as a key player in developing The i’mPART Diversity Program.

Before joining The Club, she worked at FitzMedia, Inc. Public Relations and Marketing in Jersey City, NJ where she was an Account Manager supervising a diverse client roster focusing on such areas as Economic Development, Education, and Hospitality. She graduated from Cabrini College in 2004 with a degree in English/Communications with a high concentration in Public Relations and Creative Writing. She lives in Hoboken, NJ.

Ariel Blakeman

Manager, International ANDY Awards and Professional Development

Ariel Blakeman

Manager, International ANDY Awards and Professional Development

In her role, Ariel works on brand management, media partnerships, event production, and operations for The International ANDY Awards, a global creative competition produced by The ADVERTISING Club of New York. In addition, she helps to execute all Professional Development programs and initiatives for The Club.

Originally from Colorado, Ariel graduated from The Hugh Downs School at Arizona State University with a degree in Communications and Women/Gender Studies with a focus in Advertising/Consumerism. She joined the team in 2013.

Chelsea Temkin

Manager, International ANDY Awards

Chelsea Temkin

Manager, International ANDY Awards

Chelsea Temkin manages The International ANDY Awards, a global creative competition produced by The AD Club.

Before joining The Club, she worked at The Art Directors Club, where she was Manager of the Annual Awards Program. She graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2006 with a degree in Studio Art with a high concentration in Communication Design. Chelsea is dedicated to fostering connections with global advertising agencies, design firms and production companies to establish best practices in managing creative relations in the advertising industry.

Nick Pappas

ANDY Coordinator

Nick Pappas

ANDY Coordinator

Nick is a concert and event production freelancer who joined the ANDY Awards in 2007 as one of 4 temps hired to tackle the workload the show demanded. Since then he has been all the show has needed to handle everything the rest of the team could not, like reaching things off the top shelf and being the first to sample strange foods in foreign countries. Unaware his first year that he would be brought to Sydney to assist with final judging, he has since used the ANDY Awards as his personal travel agent and returned year after year. He now plans his annual vacations to every corner of the globe based on where the ANDY Awards will NOT be paying him to go. When he is not working with the Advertising Club he can be found gallivanting across the country working on concerts and music festivals like Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Governors Ball, Lollapalooza and many others. He recently was stuck in Chicago traffic with Patti Smith for an hour and said it was pretty awesome.